Systematic theology

Paul Tillich

University of Chicago Press, 1973 - Christianity - 300 pages

Addresses the overall issue of meaning and meaningless from a mid-twentieth century perspective. Focuses on God as the "ground of being," Christology, and life in the spirit

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 11
• 2 Apologetic Theology and the Kerygma: 11
• B The Nature of Systematic Theology: 11
• 4 Two Formal Criteria of Every Theology: 11
• 5 Theology and Christianity: 15
• A Question: 18
• An Answer: 22
• C The Organization of Theology: 28
• D The Method and Structure of Systematic Theology: 34
• 9 Experience and Systematic Theology: 40
• 10 The Norm of Systematic Theology: 47
• 11 The Rational Character of Systematic Theology: 53
• 12 The Method of Correlation: 59
• 13 The Theological System: 66
• REASON AND THE QUEST FOR REVELATION: 71
• 2 Subjective and Objective Reason: 75
• 3 The Depth of Reason: 79
• B Reason in Existence: 81
• 5 The Conflict within Actual Reason and the Quest for Revelation: 83
• C The Cognitive Function of Reason and the Quest for Revelation: 94
• 7 Cognative Relations: 97
• 8 Truth and Verification: 100
• THE REALITY OF REVELATION: 106
• 2 The Mediums of Revelation: 118
• Original and Dependent Revelation: 126
• 4 The Knowledge of Revelation: 129
• B Actual Revelation: 132
• 6 The Final Revelation in Jesus as the Christ: 135
• 7 The History of Revelation: 137
• 8 Revelation and Salvation: 144
• C Reason in Final Revelation: 147
• 10 Final Revelation Overcoming the Conflict between Absolutism and Relativism: 150
• 11 Final Revelation Overcoming the Conflict between Formalism and Emotionalism: 153
• D The Ground of Revelation: 155
• 13 Final Revelation and the Word of God: 157
• BEING AND THE QUESTION OF GOD: 163
• Self and World: 168
• 2 The Logical and the Ontological Object: 171
• B The Ontological Elements: 174
• 4 Dynamics and Form: 178
• 5 Freedom and Destiny: 182
• C Being and Finitude: 186
• 7 The Finite and Infinite: 189
• 8 Finitude and the Categories: 192
• 9 Finitude and the Ontological Elements: 198
• 10 Essemtial and Existential Being: 202
• D Human Finitude and the Question of God: 204
• 12 The Necessity of the Question of God and the Socalled Cosmological Arguments: 208
• THE REALITY OF GOD: 211
• b God and the Idea of the Holy: 215
• 2 Typological Considerations: 218
• b Types of Polytheism: 222
• c Types of Monotheism: 225
• d Philosophical Transformations: 230
• B The Actuality of God: 235
• b God as Being and Knowledge of God: 238
• 4 God as Living: 241
• b The Divine Life and the Ontological Elements: 244
• c God as Spirit and the Trinitarian Principles: 249
• 5 God as Creating: 252
• a Gods Originating Creativity: 253
• b Gods Sustaining Creativity: 261
• c Gods Directing Creativity: 263
• 6 God as Related: 271
• b The Divine Power and the Creature: 272
• c The Divine Love and the Creature: 279
• d God as Lord and Father: 286
• INDEX: 293

Bibliographic information

• Title: Systematic theology; Volume 1 of Systematic Theology: 1 : Reason and Revelation Being and God, Paul Tillich
• Author: Paul Tillich
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1973
• ISBN: 0226803376, 9780226803371
• Length: 300 pages